Royal Road readers/writers, can you think of a story where the MC loses a fight and there isn’t an immediate, overwhelming drop-off in readership?

So I’m an aspiring author and I’m trying to get used to the cultures of the various Progression Fantasy hosting sites. And from reading several posts in this subreddit, it seems like THE REASON readers on Royal Road drop a story is the main character losing a fight.

As someone who wants to be published eventually, this seems like a bit of a challenge. Especially because the draft I’m currently writing doesn’t exactly feature a traditional PF protagonist. He doesn’t start out dirt-poor with a disability that actually turns out to be a narratively-important advantage.

I can think of protagonists from other Progression series that basically start out by losing fights – Wei Shi Lindon, Reidon Ward, and Kaladin come to mind almost immediately. They also go on to lose fights throughout their various journeys. But importantly, these stories weren’t posted on Royal Road.

If you can think of any examples and/or advice it would be greatly appreciated. RR seems like it has the largest reachable audience, but I am hesitant to turn my MC essentially invincible for the sake of audience retention.